The True Elegance

Classic

We're all yearning for the classic bespoke dressed man of the past.  why don't you let Ahmed at Ahmed Bespoke Tailor help you to be classic today.

The Hanger Project - Luxury Wooden Hangers

KAHP The Story

Through collaboration with renowned tailors, dandies, and men of style, Kirby Allison's Hanger Project has created the world's first collection of luxury wooden hangers. No longer must the well-dressed live frustrated at closets plagued by cheap wooden or plastic hangers. No longer must garments limp through life from one cheap hanger to another.
Stop ruining great clothes with cheap hangers. Here at Kirby Allison's Hanger Project, we take great pride in providing you with luxury wooden hangers that take care of your clothes. Each of our hangers was specifically designed to protect and extend the life of your garments, while making your closet look beautiful.
We have a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. If for any reason you are not completely happy with your hangers, we will refund the full purchase price plus shipping and pay to have them returned. If they do not fit properly, we will gladly exchange them.
I invite you to learn more about Kirby Allison's Hanger Project! Please take a look at our coverage by fashion experts – they each offer their own perspective on the importance of premium hangers.

English Cut - MTO

This is what makes the English Cut offering more made-to-measure than bespoke. Thomas has worked out a series of standard models and sizes in what he considers his cut, much as anyone does that puts their designs into large-scale manufacture. These 38, 40 and 42-inch patterns are then altered according to the measurements that are sent out from England.

This is the same process all made-to-measure companies use. Except that they then make the suit by machine, while English Cut will make it all by hand. Despite this difference, it’s good to see that Thomas is willing to call it made to measure, where some companies that make far inferior suits use the term bespoke. He is in good company: Ralph Lauren refuses to call his Purple Label made-to-measure service bespoke, despite the high quality and prices of the product. He has too much fondness for Savile Row.

Why Bespoke

A bespoke suit is more comfortable because it hugs your contours and your proportions.

It ensures that the waist doesn’t restrict you when you turn or reach for something. And (more impressively, since that last aspect of fit could be achieved by just buying a bigger suit) it allows your arms to move independently without dragging the body of jacket wherever it goes.

So, it’s more comfortable. But that comfort also produces flattery and beauty. If you are relatively slim, the jacket is likely to be more pinched at the waist, giving you broader shoulders and a sharp silhouette. The shoulders will follow yours exactly, creating a smooth, sculpted body of cloth. Overall, as the Dictionary of English Trades (1804) describes the work of a cutter, it will “create a good shape where nature has not granted one”.

But shoes look beautiful no matter how badly they fit. OK if the fit is really terrible the leather might be distorted and bulge (if too small) or crease in the wrong place and leave an awkward curl at the toe (if too big). And a bespoke shoe does follow the lines of your feet better, making it look a little daintier and sculpted.

PEN Magazine

Pen Magazine is possibly the largest men's fashion magazine in Japan. 

Issue number 147 released in 2005 had a British 60's theme to the fashion editorial, focusing on three cities with strong connections to the 60's...London, Brighton and Liverpool. Nick Brown, a Liverpool / London based photographer, and I were asked to help out with the Liverpool section, finding all the locations and models, and making sure everything went as smooth as possible for the Liverpool section, working closely with the art director and photographers. Our local knowledge helped us supply everything from from food (Kimos kebabs went down a treat) to transport (my Uncle Terry's executive travel service, aka 'Terry's Taxis'!). The editor and art director were that impressed with the Liverpool section that it was increased in size and even made the cover. I also made a cameo appearance in the only clothes that would fit...a 60's police uniform!